Nightmares on Wax & Dub-Stuy present: Echo45 Sound System (Album Listening & Panel Discussion)
Ace Hotel Brooklyn252 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
This night happened — Sun 2 Nov 2025
Dub-Stuy
Press play
Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
4 of the 6 pairings on this bill were first meetings.
- Ayanna Heaven and Carter Van Pelt — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sun 2 Nov 2025.
- Ayanna Heaven and JonnyGo Figure — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Thu 12 Oct 2023.
Who they are
“Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, Radio, and Event Producer living in Brooklyn, NY.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Ayanna Heaven is a DJ, Radio, and Event Producer living in Brooklyn, NY. She spent her childhood in her native St. Mary, Jamaica in the golden age of Jamaican Dancehall of the 1990s, followed by ten years in Atlanta, Georgia at the apex of Southern hip-hop. She moved to New York City in 2010 to pursue studies in Ethnomusicology at The New School. She can be heard weekly playing soul and funk on WKCR's long-running "Across 110th Street" program, as well as monthly on her show "Sounds of Heaven" on The Lot Radio. Her first regular broadcast platform was the Power of Reggae radio show. She has played at venues across New York City, including Elsewhere Space, Nowadays, Public Records, Lovers Rock, The Delancey and events including Coney Island Reggae On The Boardwalk. She recently performed in London, UK with Rockers London and Dubwise Jamaica. She has performed in Jamaica at The National Gallery in Kingston as well as Miss Lily's at The Skylark in Negril. With sets ranging from roots and rocksteady reggae, to afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, and funk, she brings a passion and the cachet of a diverse background to her DJ aesthetic and event curation. She recently launched Doing It In The Park at Brooklyn's new Under The K Bridge Park in September 2021. In her spare time, she enjoys dining out, facetiming with her sister Shaari, thrifting, relaxing in the park, and making art.Recently at The Lot Radio, public records, SOBs · often with Honey Bun, K Wata, Yu Su, none of them here that night
“Carter Van Pelt founded Coney Island Reggae On The Boardwalk in 2010 – one of the world’s only regular, all-vinyl reggae soundsystem events, now held four times each summer on the iconic Brooklyn boardwalk.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Carter Van Pelt founded Coney Island Reggae On The Boardwalk in 2010 – one of the world’s only regular, all-vinyl reggae soundsystem events, now held four times each summer on the iconic Brooklyn boardwalk. He has performed at dozens of venues and events in New York, including SummerStage; events including the Sierra Nevada World Music Festival and Reggae On The Rocks; and venues ranging from The Shelter in Shanghai, China to Donna Karan’s seaside mansion, The Sanctuary, in Turks and Caicos, and for Diplo’s 40th birthday dinner and beach party in Portland, Jamaica. For ten years, he hosted the long running Saturday morning radio program on Columbia University’s WKCR-FM and has years of community radio and commercial broadcasting experience.Recently at Under the K Bridge, Coney Island Boardwalk · often with Guests TBA, Chanter, The Timeless Sound, none of them here that night
Recently at public records, Pianos · often with Barry Steppa, Dub-Stuy, Dubkasm, none of them here that night
Recently at The High Line, Darling Rooftop · often with Operator Emz, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Honey Bun6 with Ayanna Heaven
- Akanbi4 with Ayanna Heaven
- Guests TBA4 with Carter Van Pelt
- Chanter3 with Carter Van Pelt
- The Large3 with Ayanna Heaven
- The Timeless Sound3 with Carter Van Pelt
- Anastazja2 with Ayanna Heaven
- Cosmo2 with Ayanna Heaven
The room
Ace Hotel Brooklyn — 8 events and 10 distinct artists since Jul 2024.
Who put it on
Dub-Stuy — 1 event and 4 artists since Nov 2025.